first-run
adjective
: available for public viewing for the first time
first-run movies
also
: exhibiting first-run movies
first-run theaters
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Monarch regulars shouted at each other from across the lot, sharing first-run plans and intel on lift openings.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Norway's Atle Lie McGrath, the first-run leader, straddled a gate and was out.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
What no one saw during the competition Thursday was Kim pulling Choi aside after Choi’s nasty first-run fall.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Kim was holding steady in first place with a first-run score of 88.00 until South Korea’s Gaon Choi landed a score of 90.25 on her final run.
—The Sports Desk, NBC news, 12 Feb. 2026
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Norway's Atle Lie McGrath, the first-run leader, straddled a gate and was out.
—ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
What no one saw during the competition Thursday was Kim pulling Choi aside after Choi’s nasty first-run fall.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Kim was holding steady in first place with a first-run score of 88.00 until South Korea’s Gaon Choi landed a score of 90.25 on her final run.
—The Sports Desk, NBC news, 12 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for first-run
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“First-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first-run. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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